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Sometimes we stuck on a program which says that it requires Windows XP SP3 to run, while you are running Windows XP SP2, but at times you might not feel to upgrade through internet at that very moment, or your internet connection is at rest, or whatever the case may be, and at the same time you want to use that software too.

Here’s the solution to this problem, so that you can upgrade your Windows XP SP2 to SP3 without even getting connected to internet.

There is a registry tweak which converts your XP SP2 to SP3.

*For upgrading Vista SP0 to SP1/SP2, see here...

Open Registry Editor. It can be opened by typing “regedit” in RUN and press Enter.

Now go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows

In right-side pane, look for “CDSVersion” and change its value to 0x00000300, to do this, double-click on “CDSVersion” and type ‘300’ and press ok and exit Registry Editor.

*Remember, not to mess with other stuff in Registry Editor.

Now re-start your PC to see changes.

It’s Done.